what is the summary of the book Famous Five in finnston farm
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At the farm there are a couple of paying boarders — an American chap, Henning and his son, Junior who were well parodied in "Five go Mad on Mescalin" which was acted out by The Comic Strip team. A similar view of Americans and their progeny was expressed in Last Term at Malory Towers which featured Josephine Jones and her brazen, loud-mouthed parent. The twins, who are nick-named The Harries, are a sullen couple at first ... unfriendly and distant. This makes them interesting right from the word "Go!" but they are allowed to melt a bit and become firm friends with the Five when they notice that the Kirrin help with the hard work of the farm and are not belligerent as are the Americans. The extra animals which add to the content are a poodle-dog named Snippet, and a jackdaw called Noyes which the twins adopted after it accidentally hurt one of its wings. The elderly man of authority, who seems a necessity in most of the books, is represented this time by a burly, bearded and white-haired Great Grand-dad who sits in his chair and dreams of days when people worked hard, values were important, and he himself was so strong that he once fought a bull and knocked it out and that's quite true he really did! As happened in Five get into a Fix where Anne likened the elderly shepherd to an Old Testament character, so does Great Grand-dad remind her similarly when she sees him leaving the room with his head of snow-white hair and his long beard.
The American boy is the convenient "Nasty" and therefore is someone who can be teased or threatened from a position of Righteousness. He's plain awful and he gets on the wrong side of George when being a little disobedient. Timmy is sent to curtail his negative attitude and succeeds in preventing him from doing what he shouldn't be doing! When it's learnt that Junior has his breakfast taken up for him to have in bed, George is once again rather put out and decides to teach him a lesson. She does! The Five are introduced to the farm-hand, Bill and ride around the fields with him in a jeep. As the books and the years passed by, Enid Blyton introduced a few genuine and contemporary items into her scripts and Land Rover is one of them. When they visit the village shop, the children learn from the young girl who serves them that there was once a castle on the Finniston property. George and Anne learn more about this from the proprietor of an antique shop who tells them that he is descended from the Finnistons who owned the castle before it was burnt down.
The story then branches out and it is obvious that the American is doing what Americans always want to do when in England and that is to buy up everything of value especially antiques, and ship them Stateside. One well-known example is when a rich Yankee bought one of London's bridges in the Sixties for a couple of million dollars or more, shipped it over to Arizona and rebuilt it there! Crazy? Not necessarily because it's quite a tourist attraction and that can translate into big bucks. Junior's father, Mr Henning, in true fashion, seems interested in the history of Finniston Farm and any pieces of Old Lyme England there might be around the place and of course, as there was a castle somewhere at one stage, there could be relics or other treasures hidden in long-lost cellars or dungeons and a bit of snooping might unearth something.
The Famous Five are also interested in having a look around but for humanitarian reasons only. The farm has struck fairly hard times and it would be beneficial if something of value was located which could be exchanged perhaps for a couple of new tractors or some modern labor-saving devices although Great Grand-dad would have to be persuaded if it was decided to part with a bit of history because he's rather anti that notion. The rich American makes a few offers for one or two items such as copper-warming pans which were used as hot-water bottles in the old days, and a great old door hanging in the farm-house kitchen area which once belonged to the extinct castle. Meantime the Five are hard at work and with the help of the dogs and a little brain-work, they manage to come up with a lead or two. If only they were aware at the time that Junior had begun spying on their activities and reporting back to HQ — namely his father who lacks a lot in the Ethics Department.
At the farm there are a couple of paying boarders — an American chap, Henning and his son, Junior who were well parodied in "Five go Mad on Mescalin" which was acted out by The Comic Strip team. A similar view of Americans and their progeny was expressed in Last Term at Malory Towers which featured Josephine Jones and her brazen, loud-mouthed parent. The twins, who are nick-named The Harries, are a sullen couple at first ... unfriendly and distant. This makes them interesting right from the word "Go!" but they are allowed to melt a bit and become firm friends with the Five when they notice that the Kirrin help with the hard work of the farm and are not belligerent as are the Americans. The extra animals which add to the content are a poodle-dog named Snippet, and a jackdaw called Noyes which the twins adopted after it accidentally hurt one of its wings. The elderly man of authority, who seems a necessity in most of the books, is represented this time by a burly, bearded and white-haired Great Grand-dad who sits in his chair and dreams of days when people worked hard, values were important, and he himself was so strong that he once fought a bull and knocked it out and that's quite true he really did! As happened in Five get into a Fix where Anne likened the elderly shepherd to an Old Testament character, so does Great Grand-dad remind her similarly when she sees him leaving the room with his head of snow-white hair and his long beard.
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